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"feverish" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often hot (3 letters).
Definitions
Restless, intense, or showing signs of fever.
Word origin
From fever + -ish.
Used in a sentence
“The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.”
“People who feel warm or provide a history of feeling feverish may also be determined to have a fever.”
“He worked with feverish excitement.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hot and restless”8 letters
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